炭

tàn

wood charcoal; coal

Radical: 火 HSK 8 n pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

炭 decomposes into the following components:

山 灰

Semantic component: 灰; phonetic component: 山.

Words containing 炭

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 炭.

木炭
mù tàn
charcoal
泥炭
ní tàn
peat
涂炭
tú tàn
火炭
huǒ tàn
Fo Tan (area in Hong Kong)
炭墼
tàn jī
炭焙
tàn bèi
炭疽
tàn jū
anthrax
烧炭
shāo tàn
焦炭
jiāo tàn
coke (processed coal used in blast furnace)
煤炭
méi tàn
coal
石炭
shí tàn
coal (arch.)
艾炭
ài tàn

Related characters (radical 火)

Characters that share the radical 火.

火 灭 灯 灰 灶 灸 灼 災 灾 灿 炀 炅 炆 炉 炊 炎 炏 炒 炔 炕 炖 炙 炜 炝

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